TURA: In the wake of recent incidents of drowning during Easter celebrations in different parts of the Garo Hills and with a view to prevent further loss of lives during such celebrations in the future, the West Garo Hills district administration, in collaboration with the Mothers' Union, Tura, called a meeting recently at the office chamber of the Deputy Commissioner.
According o a press release, Government officials, church leaders, leaders of social organizations including the Council of Nokmas, teachers etc., attended the meeting.
Highlighting the need for calling the meeting, West Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner Ram Singh informed that the district administration had earlier too called a meeting with various groups, stressing on the need to discourage revelry and drinking at picnic and tourist spots.
Deliberating at length on the need to prevent the youth from unethical activities and behaviour, the Deputy Commissioner stressed on the need to have infrastructures like swimming pools where the children can learn swimming, football playgrounds where the youth can spend leisure times and urged the parents and the elders to take care of the youngsters in the society.
The president of the Mothers' Union, during the meeting, raised a question: "Why so much of unrest among the youth?," and stating that recent incidents of drowning in different parts of the Garo Hills were an eye-opener. She sought cooperation from all concerned to come together for a better future of the region and condemned the videos of revelry that went viral on social media. Lamenting the lack of infrastructure for the youth, she also said that the union is not satisfied with the facilities available for the youth in the Garo Hills.
During the meeting various suggestions like forming of committees for monitoring the schools and villages, etc., the need to check the mushrooming of liquor shops, the need to sensitize the Nokmas and village elders, the need to keep the children engaged, the need to change the mindset of the youth, etc., were made by various church leaders, Government officials and the leaders of social organizations.
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